After days of waiting for stability, PhoneNews.com is hosting all the tools you need, and a simple guide to add GPS navigation to your HTC Titan (PPC-6800, XV6800, or P4000). This guide is for all carriers: Alltel, Sprint, Verizon, Telus, and Bell.

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Installing this update will enable GPS to function inside your HTC Titan. It enables the gpsOne chipset in your device to function as a standard GPS device, compatible with Windows Mobile 5 & 6 GPS applications, including Google Maps, Windows Live for Mobile, and navigation software such as TomTom Navigator. Keep in mind that gpsOne is not autonomous GPS, you will need to have home network coverage in order to maintain a GPS lock.

Also, keep in mind that this software is not supported by HTC. it is expected that carriers will be releasing this functionality in a future update. If you are not comfortable with this process, do not proceed. To maintain your warranty, you will need to remove this software (by restoring your device) before sending the device in for warranty service.

There are two ways to accomplish this; the automated route, and the manual installation route. We are still working on automated installers for all variants of the HTC Titan, so please bear with us if your device is not yet completed.

Manual Installation Procedure

Keep in mind that all data on the device will be erased. Sync and backup all data on the device before proceeding.

This process has three steps:

1) Unlocking the device, so it supports unsupported firmware flashes
2) Updating the software of the device (to listen for GPS commands)
3) Updating the baseband radio firmware to enable GPS

For this, you will need a few files:

1) Hard-SPL-240-MFG.exe (this is the unlocker mentioned in the first step).
2) Titan_Radio_3.27.00.exe (this is the baseband radio firmware)
3) The software update for the Titan (chose your carrier from the link below)
DCD 2.1.0 – Alltel – This is not needed for Alltel anymore, click here for the official update
DCD 2.1.0 – Sprint – This is not needed for Sprint anymore, click here for the official update
DCD 2.1.0 – Verizon Wireless – This is not needed for Verizon anymore, click here for the official updateDCD 2.1.0 – BellDCD 2.1.0 – Telus

Here is the procedure for updating:

Open Hard-SPL-240-MFG.exe. It will extract files into C:\ttn240mfg, and then launch an unlocker. Follow the instructions on screen.

Once it has been completed, launch the device’s software update. Follow the instructions on screen for the updater.

Following the updater’s final instructions, power cycle the device as instructed (holding power and reset buttons simultaneously). The device will likely freeze at startup on your carrier’s logo. This is normal.

When the device does freeze, hold power, camera, and reset buttons. This will send the device into what is known as Bootloader Mode.

Connect the Titan back to your computer. Run the baseband radio firmware update, similar to the instructions above.

When finished, power cycle again as instructed, holding power and reset buttons to complete the update.

The device should now have GPS enabled via the GPS utility in Start > Settings > System > External GPS. While it says External GPS, COM5 now routes back into the device’s internal network-assisted GPS functionality.

Update: To restore Office Mobile functionality, regardless of installer, this download from Microsoft has been reported to fix it.

The efforts of many people contributed to this process. We cannot thank them all individually, but we do acknowledge (and thank) the active HTC hacking community for these developments.

Christopher Price is the Founding Editor of PhoneNews.com. Today, he leads the team building iConsole.tv - a new kind of Android™ device. He still likes to pontificate... a lot. You can visit his personal blog at ChristopherPrice.net.

I want to thank all that were involved in this process. My question is that I updated my Verizon XV6800 with no major issues. However, I can’t seem to get the GPS to actually work. Using google maps it just sits there seeking the satellites and sometimes when it thinks it finds them I am somewhere in south Carolina instead of Massachusetts.

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Well my phone won’t run the unlocker. At All… I get the error: The file ‘Hard-SPL-240-MFG’ cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file.

What do I do? I have tried a bunch of different downloads. One of the others gave me: ‘Hard-SPL-MFG’ is not a valid Pocket PC application.

TitanUnlocker, direct from the guy that made it gives me: File or assembly name ‘System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089′, or one of its dependencies, was not found.

Then after that error makes me press “Quit”, it closes and then another error pops up: .NET CF Initialization Error The application failed to load required components. If the.NET Compact Framework is installed on a storage card, please ensure that this card is in place and launch the application again. If this fails, a re-installation of the >NET Compact Framework is recommended. Support info: -2147483643 (80000005)

I realized that if you follow the instructions perfectly, the GPS function works. Thank you soo much! My HTC P4000 is faster, more responsive when switching menues and keyboard slide out. I downloaded google maps and thus far its great. Office is already on my phone….

Well, the phone is working now. The good news is the posted updates now allow me to use an 8GB micro-SD card in the phone. The bad news is a) The GPS STILL does not work, and b) I lost several of the default programs that came with the phone INCLUDING the voice dialing feature which pretty much makes trying to call anyone while driving an exercise in multiple MVA’s! Can anyone point me to where I can reapply updates to get the voice dialing back? More importantly can anyone explain why this procedure didn’t work? I downloaded everything, and followed instructions to the letter, but I still get nowhere. Please help.

I currently have an lg-vx8300, and I feel that I am stuck in the stone age of the mobile phone. Luckily my contract with verizon expired, so I am getting the xv6800 in a few days. I am definately going to unlock this gps feature, beacause it would be awesome. The only doubt I have is that at the top of the guide, it says, “Keep in mind that gpsOne is not autonomous GPS, you will need to have home network coverage in order to maintain a GPS lock.” Does this mean I need to have a data plan or something extra from verizon wireless? I REALLY would like to know, because I’m getting their 10 MB per month deal, but I’m wondering if I should get their unlimited deal.

Problem is, that DCD 2.10 ROM doesn’t have camera or sound! This renders the phone all but useless for me. Anyone have a suggestion for a better OS rom? I don’t want to learn to do it all myself, so i’d rather just load a rom over the top of this one.

Yes, you will “hose” your phone. What will happen, is the modem programming will be erased and replaced with Sprint programming on the first boot.

You should only use a Sprint firmware as part of a hack designed for Verizon, as in the steps above. Using these steps, you abort the boot process after flashing the Sprint firmware, and then flash on a modified firmware for Verizon. This updates the modem radio, but not its programming.

Can someone help me locate the Hard-SPL-240-MFG.exe file.
For some reason it is not available on this site anymore and I cannot find it anywhere on the NET.
I searched google far and wide and all the link come back to this site.

The new rom worked great!!! 6.1 is cool. Yes, it doesn’t unlock the GPS, but at least VZ Navigator now works for the XV6800. You have to pay 9.99 a month, but it is better than nothing or buying a Bluetooth GPS.

guys this page is SO outdated….if you want updated versions of the files posted here head over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=384 it has detailed instructions on how to install what you want/need there are breakthroughs all the time for the windows mobile software for you xv6800 or mogul…..or any other HTC device

I have a few questions regarding this install. I have recently upgraded my phone to wm 6.1 and if I do this install will it revert me back to 6.0. Also it say xv6800 but has titan as the first .exe. I never heard my phone being known as a titan. Will this work?

I recently unlocked my XV6800 and have successfully run Google maps with the phoneâ€™s internal GPS unit. However, when I try to run a more useful navigation program like Odyssey Mobile or Live Search, the programs can not find the internal GPS.

Hello everyone, I have reciently purchased the HTC Touch Diamond. I was wondering if anyone knows if there has been anything released to unlock my GPS? One other question. How can I make internet explorer my default browser on my phone instead of Opera Mobile?

Chris or anyone,
Will my phone get messed up if I install Verizons new 6.1 update for my xv6800 over top of the update from this site? More importantly would I loose my GPS functionality if their update was installed? I also use Sprite backup and do not know if it would restore all my customizations with all this changing around. I also do not want to loose the GPS capability. I just wish that Verizon would model from Alltel and Srint and not try to squeze every penny out of us by locking out the included GPS function of this phone. It is like buying a car and having to pay a monthly fee to access one of its built in features like rolling down the windows or the ability for the gas guage to work. Thanks in advance! Also, thank you all who contributed to this project! I love my GPS phone!

OK, I tried this “upgrade” and it bricked my phone. I used the Verizon ROM which flashed OK. Reboot hung as described in the directions. Showed No radio. Flashed with the radio upgrade. Updater showed the progress bar. I got called away from computer, came back and the Updater SW showed that it had succeeded the flash, but the phone is a brick and will not power on.

Plugging the phone in to charge does nothing. Removing the battery allows the charge light to light up. Putting the battery back in causes the charge light to turn off. Cannot power on. I’ve tried holding the power and camera buttons and pressing the reset button.

Why did the radio flash kill the phone and is there any way to recover? Any help is appreciated.

My sprint Mogul 6800 will no longer boot up after getting wet. When I plug into a charger nothing appears on the screen however the bluetooth light and the yellow charging light stays on. Is there any hope for this phone.

i tried this process my phone hang on the bootloader screen with the TITA100 MFG and says usb athe bottom unable to continue asnext program wont recognize the phone. it wont synch with my pc either. can anyone help?

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